Physical factors effecting cerebral aneurysm pathophysiology

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1347-1365

  Sadasivan, Chander ^a   Fiorella, David J ^a   Woo, Henry H ^a   Lieber, Baruch B ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular; Etiology; Flow patterns; Geometry; Growth; Hemodynamics; Rupture; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL FACTORS; CEREBROVASCULAR; ETIOLOGY; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS; MULTIPLICATIVE EFFECTS; RUPTURE; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; FLOW PATTERNS; GEOMETRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS);

HEMODYNAMICS;

BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM;

EID: 84879409382     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-013-0800-z     Document Type: Article

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